Man’s best friend can be of immense comfort to the sick, instinctively knowing when to cuddle, when to nuzzle with a cold, wet nose, and when to smother the master’s face with sloppy, wet kisses. And the mere thought of any dog losing its life to abuse or because it’s not a cute puppy anymore is too much for many people to bear. Read more…

Study after study has shown that when it comes to charitable fundraisers, Denver has more per capita than any comparably sized city in the nation. Joanne Davidson has been covering them for The Denver Post since 1985, coming here from her native California where she'd spent the previous seven years as San Francisco bureau chief for U.S. News & World Report magazine.